The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-14

tue case.
One of the great drawbacks in the way
of our poor people getting an education
IS what appears to be a systematic etlor
on the part of somebody. we know nc
who, to continually change tha book.
used in the schools; almost every session
a different set of books has TO be bought
If the younger children could use the
same cooks as they come along, that tht
older ones used, it would not make much
difference, but no, they won't do. you
must buy new set for every child yOI
send to school, this l. heavy on Eo5l
man if he has lots of children. poor mel
always do. Well, it may be right, bu
we can't see it that way.-HillsborO Re
cor}er.
We have had much experience with the
nuisance and expense of buying, new
books every year, and there should be q
parents. Having educated seven chill
dren, with two still on the go, we think
we could prepare a remedy against thu
frequent changes of books. if we just haC
the power to enforce it.-Charlotte Dem,
Ocrdt.
And who is TO blame for the
change OF school books? Book
agents besiege the board of education
the legislature and every teacher ii
| the land whose name IS known unit
they by hook or crook capture in
duence enough to substitute some
! NV series Of school books which
they claim and convince our people
are far superior 20 lose alreaoy III
use. Aud the Board OF e,.lucaUion
and the superintendent Of public
education recommend their use.
Then the teachers are influenced to
give them a trial and thus we are
driven against our will and judgment
to lay aside the old books and use
the new Books. And IN less than
two years and before the books are
tested, some other bOok-deaIer Is put
into the field, and the same process
is gone through decrying down the
books used in the schools, and claim
ing a superiority ever the last adopt
ed and too often We are sorry to say,
are successful in sub
stituting other books and
the old oaes are thrown away.
SO you see 1t ia impossible for poor
people to keep up with this Yankee
age. 1t is as tie brethren say q
hardship on the poor and not only
on the poor but on all parents. The
old books that Thomas Bragg, w.
A. Graham. Judge Mangrun, Judge
Ruffin and Judge Pearson studied in
their boyhood days were as good il
not better than the newfangl led
Yankee books full of Yankee ideas
we use in our schools to>day. It is
not only hardship on the poor but
it is an imposition and fraud on
our people to be always changing
school books. We suppose, since
the American king and queen have
made tour OF the States, and the
gushers and men worshlpers of the
middle, Western and Southern sec.
ton of the union have been per
mItted to shake their hands, or
touch tie LENS of their garments, q
new series of school books will be
''shered in upon us as soon as some
yanka. can get them up, setting
forth the be1utles, excellences,
virtues, and the great Superiority OF
Northern men and women Over
Southern men and women. Our
children now iG some parts of the
South are taught IN
the public schools and through some
Southern papers that their fathers
and erandfathers were traitors to the
Federal union and guilty of treason.
anu u6S6fNeu QC1Gu dANA OHiS ~ W
through the mercy, Ienleucy, kind
ness, forgiveness and pardon of the
Northern Yankees and Western
Hoosiers. No man or newspaper
South dares to have an opinion of
his own AMI express that opinion,
g :. ,,rooo in conflict with The
Northern idea. But we have said
more than we intended when We be-
gan this article. We will stop by
saying ourState Boards ofEducation,
our superintendent of Public In
structioD. and our teachers are re-
sponsible directly for the change in
school books and our patrons of the
schools are responsible indirectly by
submitting to tue change.